(19)
(11) EP 1 563 998 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.10.2010 Bulletin 2010/42

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
18.08.2010 Bulletin 2010/33

(21) Application number: 05008266.8

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B41J 2/05(2006.01)
 B41J 2/14(2006.01)

(54)

Recording head and recording apparatus using the same

Aufzeichnungskopf und Aufzeichnungsapparat unter Verwendung desselben

Tête d'enregistrement et appareil d'enregistrement l'utilisant

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 26.06.1996 JP 16608996
26.07.1996 JP 19724196
30.08.1996 JP 23108196
12.11.1996 JP 30041796

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/33

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
97110413.8 / 0816082

(73) Proprietor: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Imanaka, Yoshiyuki
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Kasamoto, Masami
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Furukawa, Tatsuo
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Mori, Toshihiro
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Ozaki, Teruo
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Watanabe, Hidenori
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)
  • Mochizuki, Muga
    Ohta-ku Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Weser, Wolfgang 
Weser & Kollegen Patentanwälte Radeckestrasse 43
81245 München
81245 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 499 373
 EP-A- 0 690 411
   
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 084 (M-371), 13 April 1985 (1985-04-13) & JP 59 212283 A (SEIKO DENSHI KOGYO KK), 1 December 1984 (1984-12-01)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 012, no. 447 (E-685), 24 November 1988 (1988-11-24) & JP 63 174422 A (MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS LTD), 18 July 1988 (1988-07-18)
   
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